The surname Hicklin
A patronymic surname, carried by 1,346 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex H245
Origin
From a medieval diminutive of Hick.
Hicklin is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 1,346 people named Hicklin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 229,380 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,345.
#19,933
rank among US surnames
1,346
people in 2010
0.5
per 100,000 Americans
+0.1%
change since 2000 (was #18,822)
| Rank | Surname | People | 1 in |
|---|---|---|---|
| #19,924 | Meigs | 1,347 | 229,210 |
| #19,933 | Dunkelberger | 1,346 | 229,380 |
Who is named Hicklin
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
67% of people named Hicklin identified as white (not Hispanic), 27% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- White (not Hispanic) 67%
- Black (not Hispanic) 27%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
- Two or more races 1.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Questions
- Where does the surname Hicklin come from?
- From a medieval diminutive of Hick.
- How common is the surname Hicklin?
- 1,346 people in the United States had the surname Hicklin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 229,380 Americans. It ranked 19,933rd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Hicklin?
- In the 2010 Census, 67% of people named Hicklin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 27% as Black (not Hispanic).
- What type of surname is Hicklin?
- Hicklin is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
- Is the surname Hicklin getting more or less common?
- More common. 1,345 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,346 in 2010, up 0.1%.
- Is Hicklin also a first name?
- Yes. Hicklin is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.